Bulgaria

My name is Aleksandra Bozheva, I am a second year student at the University of Ottawa specializing in Human Resources. My page is on Bulgaria, my native country. You can find information about the food, culture, clothing, dance, attractions and other interesting information.

This table provides some facts about Bulgaria related to international development and compares them with similar facts about Canada.

Topic	Bulgaria	Canada
Official name:	Republic of Bulgaria	Canada
Capital:	Sofia	Ottawa
Area (thousands of km2)	111	9,985
Population (millions)	7.6 (2008)	33.4 (2008)
Population density (per km2)	68 (2008)	3 (2008)
Urban population (%-2008)	71	80
**Gross national income (GNI)** (per capita)	US$4,590 (2007)	US$39,420 (2007)
**GNI purchasing power parity (PPP)** (per capita):	US$11,180 (2007)	US$35,310 (2007)
Structure of GDP PIB (%-2007) Agriculture Industry Services	8 33 59	2 32 66
Ecological footprint (global hectares per person-2006):	2.7	7.1
Human development index HDI ranking:	56th of 179 countries (2006)	3rd (2006)
Gender-related development index (GDI ) ranking	51st of 157 countries (2006)	4th (2006)
Life expectancy at birth:	71 (1970), 73 (2007)	73 (1970), 81 (2007)
Mortality rate under 5 years old (per 1,000)	18 (1990), 12 (2007)	8 (1990), 6 (2007)
Adult literacy rate (% 2000-2006) Total Men Women	98 99 98	99 99 99
Population using improved drinking water sources (%-2006) Total Urban Rural	99 100 97	100 100 99

Guide Bulgaria

• The region of Sofia attracts 45% of all investments in Bulgaria
• Chinese Investors willing to erect a new "economic city" near Plovdiv
• German producer of lighting equipment Osram will build a new factory near Plovdiv

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